Georgia News Roundup Signals Shifts in Schools and Camps
Georgia voices urge calendar tweaks while politics loom with Howell and Talmadge facing a crowded next year field. Tobacco auctions begin in south Georgia as over fifty high schools drop from the Accredited List amid a financial crisis. Calls grow for enforcement of game and fish laws and a state summer camp to rival those in other states.
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Howell and Talmadge
Georgia National. Guard
Campain
Georgia
South Georgia
Take It Or Leave It In Georgia WPA critique spurs reform calls
A Georgia editorial attacks WPA salaries and overhead, urging cutbacks and a shift to aid the needy. It cites state figures with director positions earning up to 500 dollars monthly, argues the program has become a white collar racket, and calls for further reductions to help struggling workers. It notes political maneuvers in August and discusses Georgia stockyards, livestock quality, and tobacco season boosting regional prosperity.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Gay Shepperson
WPA
Businessmen in Georgia Government Set the Standard
A Georgia reader praises Commissioner Columbus Roberts for cutting department debt and running on self generated funds. The writer contrasts past careful Capitol finances under Governor McDaniel with current deficits, urging voters to elect business leaders and reduce professional politics for better state governance.
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Columbus Roberts
Department of Agriculture
Roberts
McDaniel
Georgia
State Agricultural Department
Clayton County News
Harvest Edition News From Pelham and Nashville Papers
In south Georgia the Pelham Journal released a seplen harvest edition of 32 pages while the Nashville Herald produced a 36 page edition. Both papers reflect credit on the editors and communities that supported them. The 4-H summer activities are noted as a particularly interesting part.
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South
Georgia
Pelham Journal
Nashville Herald
Georgia voters seek change and nonpolitical leadership
The piece argues voters should reject factional politics and elect a non politician business man in Georgia. It notes election dynamics, July 1 congressional turnout comparisons, and urges honest ballots. Carl Vinson from the Sixth District is pressured for Secretary of the Navy to replace Claude Swanson.
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Georgia
Carl Vinson
Secretary of the Navy
Claude Swanson
Vinson
Who Is Wrong We All Do Our Bit Cussin Debate
A Stewart county farmer supervising day laborers faced WPA workers who deserted to government pay, leaving the farmer paying seventy five cents a day while crops suffer. The piece argues the government creates competition, questions the dole versus work, and urges self reliance, praising Georgia figures and a taxpayer letter.
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Stewart County
WPA
Higher living standards versus affordability in economy
The Commerce News argues that many claim a high standard of living but half the population already spends beyond means. It calls for a sustainable standard of living tied to what people can afford, emphasizing prudent management of wants to maintain economic stability and contentment with available goods.
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Commerce News
Indian Dances Highlighted at County Historical Society Meeting
The Butts County Historical Society met at the Museum at Indiana Springs near Jackson to discuss Indian dances. The event recalled the war whoop and scalp dances as a favorite pastime of the red-skinned people, with a note about a pale-face risking his life while roaming alone near the new watering place in Monticello.
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Butts County
Georgia Journal Adverts and Court Letters Reflect Local Voice
Fragmentary text shows Georgia readers discussing advertising and a Civil Court of Record matter. Mentions the Atlanta Journal and editor, with hints of a letter column and civic concerns. Names and precise details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Georgia
Atlanta Journal
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Louis C. Clark
O. M. Duke
Luck
Emmett. Owen
Washington
Stewart-Webster ‘Journal
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Jackson National Bank
Jackson, Georgia
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